Anna Zaccheo is a beautiful young woman from a working class Neapolitan family. Her main concern is to find herself a suitable husband. She meets a young sailor Andrea one day and gets engaged to him. But while she is waiting for Andrea to return from the navy she gets raped by her boss. Her life suddenly takes a downward spiral.
| Directing | Giuseppe De Santis | Director |
| Writing | Giuseppe De Santis | Screenplay |
| Writing | Alfredo Giannetti | Screenplay |
| Writing | Salvatore Laurani | Screenplay |
| Writing | Cesare Zavattini | Screenplay |
| Writing | Elio Petri | Screenplay |
| Writing | Gianni Puccini | Screenplay |
| Production | Domenico Forges Davanzati | Producer |
| Sound | Eduardo Caliendo | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Rino Da Positano | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Otello Martelli | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Gabriele Varriale | Editor |
| Art | Carlo Egidi | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Duilio Giustini | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Gustavo Sisi | Hairstylist |
| Production | Gino Doniselli | Production Supervisor |
| Production | Roberto Moretti | Production Supervisor |
| Production | Vittorio Musy Glori | Production Manager |
| Sound | Giulio Panni | Sound |
| Sound | Giovanni Rossi | Sound |
| Writing | Giuseppe De Santis | Story |
| Writing | Alfredo Giannetti | Story |
| Writing | Salvatore Laurani | Story |
| Writing | Cesare Zavattini | Story |
| Directing | Giulio Petroni | Co-Director |
| Directing | Elio Petri | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | Aldo Trionfo | First Assistant Director |
| Camera | Roberto Gerardi | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Arturo Zavattini | Assistant Camera |
| Directing | Giovanna Valeri | Script Supervisor |
| Production | Spartaco Conversi | Production Secretary |
| Camera | G.B. Poletto | Still Photographer |
| Camera | Fortunato Ceccaglia | Key Grip |
| Lighting | Fernando Sorci | Gaffer |
| Production | Giorgio Criscuolo | Production Coordinator |
| Art | Paolo Ricci | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Paolo Ricci | Costume Design |
